What is the trait you most deplore in others?

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The trait that ignites my Sicilian impulsiveness.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2024 source ↗

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DJ Khaled
People who do not love. If you are not loving, you are not living. Why wouldn’t you love? What’s the problem?

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2016 source ↗

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Basketball player and author
Dishonesty. It destroys relationships. It’s something celebrities especially have to guard against because people are prone to tell you what they think you want to hear rather than the truth.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, August 2020 source ↗

Clive Myrie British journalist, newsreader, and presenter
Cruelty, bullying, selfishness.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2024 source ↗

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